Harnessing data to create intelligent machines | Naveen Rao (VP of GenAI, Databricks)
Description
In this episode of Building With AI, host Haroon Choudery is joined by Naveen Rao, VP of GenAI at Databricks. Naveen is a serial entrepreneur who established the first AI chip company, which he sold to Intel in 2016. He then founded MosaicML in 2020, which was acquired by Databricks for $1.3 billion last year.
During the episode, he shares:
- MosaicML’s jobs to be done,
- Why MosaicML teamed up with Databricks,
- The economics of training AI models,
- Advice for teams building with AI,
- And much more!
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[00:00 ] Up next:
[00:51 ] Episode introduction
[01:40 ] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform
[02:06 ] Naveen's Introduction
[05:17 ] Naveen's experience scaling AI products
[06:52 ] Why we need to scale AI
[11:40 ] MosaicML's jobs to be done
[14:09 ] Why did MosaicML team up with Databricks?
[18:24 ] LLMs 101
[24:47 ] The economics of training AI models
[28:11 ] Training a new model vs. adapting a general model
[30:51 ] The shelf life of AI models
[34:33 ] A look into DSPy
[41:11 ] The challenges of DSPy
[43:59 ] Techniques and architectures that excite Naveen
[47:58 ] Advice for teams building with AI
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Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Hamza Choudery Choudery (Co-founder of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that help listeners build & scale world-class AI products.
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Where to find Naveen Rao:
Learn more about Databricks:
- Website: https://www.databricks.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/databricks/
- X: https://twitter.com/Databricks
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